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Getting to Grips with Language Development
Daniel Brayshaw
What’s the connection?
33
10km
1975
snow
Asian
2001
French and German
Who could that be?
Ich habe mein Abendessen gegessen (I have eaten my dinner)
Mein Abendessen wurde von mir gegessen
(My dinner was eaten by me)
Hans is wet because he’s standing under a waterfall
(Hans ist nass weil er unter einem Wasserfall steht)
Getting to Grips with Language Development
Teens and motivation
Approaches to language development.
-context
-CLIL
-useful language
Practice makes perfect
Teens and motivation:
”Motivation is the
willingness of a person to
exert high levels of effort to
satisfy some individual
need.”
(Robbins & Coulter, 1996).
Motivation n C,U
1
2 3
4
5
Teens and motivation
What do teenage learners say about
what motivates them?
I learn more eagerly when...
...the subject is easy 72.8%
...I like the teacher 57.3%
...I can be better than my peers 45.5%
...the teacher is demanding 35.4%
...I know that the knowledge is useful 19.8%
...the subject interests me 17.6%
...I’m learning for my parents 16.6%
...the lessons are interesting 16.2%
...I’m not falling behind with the material 5.2%
I learn more eagerly when...
...the subject interests me 72.8%
...I know that the knowledge is useful 57.3%
...the lessons are interesting 45.5%
...the subject is easy 35.4%
...I like the teacher 19.8%
...the teacher is demanding 17.6%
...I’m not falling behind with the material 16.6%
...I can be better than my peers 16.2%
...I’m learning for my parents 5.2%
Approaches to Language Development
Approaches to language
development
A Relevant Context
A Relevant Context
Which city has more tall buildings than any other in the world?
a)Hong Kong
b)Kuala Lumpur
c)New York
d)Dubai
A Relevant Context
What is Spitalfields?
a)An illness
b)A farming system
c)A brand of lemonade
d)A market in London
A Relevant Context
True or false?
A fan paid $30,000 for a piece of Justin Bieber’s hair on an internet auction site.
$40,668!
A Relevant Context
In Gulliver’s Travels, what is Lilliput?
a)A palace
b)A city
c)A country
d)A mountain
A Relevant Context
Who invented the printing press in 1439?
a)Guttenberg
b)Da Vinci
c)Benz
d)Gaga
A Relevant Context
A Relevant Context
‘CLIL’ (Content and Language Integrated Learning)
•Learning about the world around us
•Developing language skills
•Providing a context for language introduction
Approaches to language
development
A Relevant Context
Useful Language
Useful Language
Surprised
Afraid
Angry
Happy
Disgusted
Sad
Building range
Practice makes perfect: Practical ideas to take
away and use tomorrow
Practice Activities…
Varied
Interactive
Personalised
Memorable
Easy to prepare
Adaptable
lphntsnktgrcrcdlmnkykngr
hppgrffdlphnlprdpgshrk
What?!
silperynato
niceecs & toonchegly
mayfil & caliso file
kornwig fiel
pipnshog & revisecs
personality
science & technology
family & social life
working life
shopping & services
De-voweled lexical set /Anagrams
Level: Any
Age: Any
Language Point: Lexical sets
Preparation time: 2 mins
1. It was almost all grammar in my German lessons. 2. I usually go to bed at about midnight. 3. Two years ago I went to Italy for my holidays. 4. I have a collection of fine wines at home. 5. I once jumped out of a plane.
4 true; 1 false
1. It was almost all grammar in my German lessons. 2. I usually go to bed at about midnight. 3. Two years ago I went to Italy for my holidays. 4. I have a collection of fine wines at home. 5. . I once jumped out of a plane.
4 true; 1 false
4 true; 1 false
Level: Any
Age: Any
Language Point: Any (in this case prepositions)
Preparation time: 2 mins
extra
just in
spare
a waste of
a great
free
time
What collocates with… Points
10
8
6
5
4
2
Guess the Collocation
Level: elementary+
Age: Any
Language Point: Any collocations
Preparation time: minimal
A teenage free time leisure activity…
play collect go have
Beginning with… S
Categories
Level: elementary+
Age: Any
Language Point: Lexical sets, collocations
Preparation time: minimal
sport / non-sport
play / go
2 syllables / 3 syllables
Vocabulary Ninja
Getting to Grips with Language Development
Teens and motivation
Approaches to language development.
-context
-CLIL
-useful language
Practice makes perfect
Getting to Grips with Language Development
Daniel Brayshaw
